Thou shalt abstain,
Renounce, refrain.
[Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]

Thou shalt abstain,
Renounce, refrain.
[Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.

Tempt not a desperate man.

Tempt not a desperate man.

Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.

Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

Terrible is the temptation to be good.

Honest bread is very well--it's the butter that makes the
temptation.

Honest bread is very well--it's the butter that makes the
temptation.

What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.

What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows read more

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.